Stabbing Definition & Meaning

stabbing
adjective
  1. causing physical or especially psychological injury; "a stabbing remark"; "wounding and false charges of disloyalty"
  2. painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"

"Stabbing" in song lyrics

See how stabbing is used in real songs:

  • "Flossing and flapping, bo'hoggin and back stabbing"
    Big Pokey — Repatation
  • "Bayonet welded to the mic so my words start fatally stabbing"
    Bronze Nazareth f/ Kevlaar 7 — Northern Battalion
  • "When I convince you jamming, body rocking and stabbing"
    Guerilla Maab — Every One of Y'all

Usage tips for "stabbing"

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